RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted March 31, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 31, 2020 6 minutes ago, Mallard60022 said: 'Ordinary' Haggis is off menu for us GF persons, as are so many other products where, for some reason, they have to stuff Barley Malt Extract or other crap in the stuff. Mars Bars have Barley Malt Extract in...……..pah! As for Fritters being fried, I thought they were battered things like years ago at School they used to do Spam Fritters. Never liked that much and it was probably that the batter was a bit greasy and I was probably reacting to stuff like that years before I were diagnosed. Other stuff like Black Pudding and even Tinned Tomatoes need to be checked for 'banned substances). PITA really. Lack of effort here at Duck Towers at the moment; I need to get a grip. P Spam fritters, yum yum. Don't tell Mrs M but a chippy in Louth does them and when I am allowed out on me own I have one for lunch. 3 1 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 I have to pretend to be 'working from home' for a few hours, then I might go to the shed and not finish that effing bridge 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted March 31, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 31, 2020 Made a weeny effort and ascended to The Junction and collected: two X L.M.S. SR Buffer Stop Kits (and a small length of spare C75 track); four and a half Parkside Kits (no idea what the half is left over from); two 'Free' things from RM.. a plastic Yard Office and a Metcalfe Coal Merchant's Office. I shall now do a Fritters and most probably open up the Buffer Kits and just look at them before becoming distracted or needing to lie down. P 1 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium great northern Posted March 31, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 31, 2020 37 minutes ago, Mallard60022 said: Made a weeny effort and ascended to The Junction and collected: two X L.M.S. SR Buffer Stop Kits (and a small length of spare C75 track); four and a half Parkside Kits (no idea what the half is left over from); two 'Free' things from RM.. a plastic Yard Office and a Metcalfe Coal Merchant's Office. I shall now do a Fritters and most probably open up the Buffer Kits and just look at them before becoming distracted or needing to lie down. P Well done Phil, that's the first small step taken. 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted March 31, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 31, 2020 46 minutes ago, Mallard60022 said: Made a weeny effort and ascended to The Junction and collected: two X L.M.S. SR Buffer Stop Kits (and a small length of spare C75 track); four and a half Parkside Kits (no idea what the half is left over from); two 'Free' things from RM.. a plastic Yard Office and a Metcalfe Coal Merchant's Office. I shall now do a Fritters and most probably open up the Buffer Kits and just look at them before becoming distracted or needing to lie down. P Oh to have someone to distract me and to lie down with........redhead preferred. 2 1 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Bridge Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Ducky have you sorted out a set of top-hats and wheels for that MN tender yet? I’m still faffing with the resin brake van kit, the painting’s taken ages. Rich. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted March 31, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 31, 2020 35 minutes ago, Ashley Bridge said: Ducky have you sorted out a set of top-hats and wheels for that MN tender yet? I’m still faffing with the resin brake van kit, the painting’s taken ages. Rich. I have a set of Hornybee tender wheels that I plan to use and fettle some sort of inside frame apparatus to accommodate them. That may or may not be the solution but I am not paying £6.50 per axle and waiting a year for those lovely pin point scale ones. Take care. Phil 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallpaul69 Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 6 hours ago, Dr Gerbil-Fritters said: I was born in Scotland and grew up in the west country. I eat faggots and haggis. Individually, yes, but together??? Oh well, each to their own!! Take care Cheers Paul 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwordsmith Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 3 hours ago, bgman said: Ey Up ! Eeee a real belter...... 'By 'eck lad there's 'nowt wrong wi' that! Well that wouldn't be sorted out by a bit of blood and guts! 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwordsmith Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 3 hours ago, Captain Kernow said: Can you get vegetarian or vegan faggots, then? Being politically incorrect I could argue that I live next door to o ne! 1 5 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallpaul69 Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 3 hours ago, Mallard60022 said: 'Ordinary' Haggis is off menu for us GF persons, as are so many other products where, for some reason, they have to stuff Barley Malt Extract or other crap in the stuff. Mars Bars have Barley Malt Extract in...……..pah! As for Fritters being fried, I thought they were battered things like years ago at School they used to do Spam Fritters. Never liked that much and it was probably that the batter was a bit greasy and I was probably reacting to stuff like that years before I were diagnosed. Other stuff like Black Pudding and even Tinned Tomatoes need to be checked for 'banned substances). PITA really. Lack of effort here at Duck Towers at the moment; I need to get a grip. P We are (in the main) a GF establishment too since my wife was diagnosed last year! However, we do our separate things on breakfasts (have done for years cos we like different things!), and I keep my own bread. We are currently doing separate things in other meals to use up what is pre GF in the chest freezer, which also means a bit less to shop for in the next 2/3 weeks. Hope everyone is well and managing to keep fit? I walked 25 mins each way to our eldest sons, put a bag with our grand daughter's birthday present and a couple of things he asked me to get in our local Coop, on the doorstep, rang the bell and walked away 2metres down the path. When my son opened the door we had a 2 metre conversation! Still IMHO too many cars on the roads, and theres no big supermarkets etc. near us. Thankfully, we and all our family are ok. Keep modelling Cheers Paul 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwordsmith Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 I'm afraid in my case everything is too much effort! It turns out that my mystery illness was actually viral pneumonia, which wreaked havoc with my system, and has left me sleeping 16-18 hours a day! I feel as if someone has shorted out my battery and movement feels like someone hung a 16-bogie load off the back of a type 1 diesel! I'm told by those who observe me (SWMBO) That I'm actually getting better slowly and in a 2 forward one back sort of manner. I've also lost 16 lbs! As I said to the vicar, I really ought to find a less drastic diet! 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Crikkey, take it easy old chap! Anyway, thinking of Vicars. I have a chum whose wife is a bit religious. So to keep her sweet, and to do a bit of handy social climbing, he chats to the local Vic every Sunday. One week the conversation is books, and my chum spots a chance to shine; 'I'm reading Barchester Towers' he says (he isn't) 'Splendid, Trollope had some views on the Church' says Vic. Next week, wife poorly, chum goes along on his own. After the sermon, up comes Vic. 'How's the Trollope?' he asks; 'I left her at home this week, she wasn't feeling well' says chum. 10 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Bridge Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 I have to say how admirably this thread has avoided the inevitable elephant in the room over faggots. I didn’t think we were diagnosed, merely outed. Happy days. Rich 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold colin penfold Posted March 31, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 31, 2020 Just lost a game of human chess in Budgens. Trying to keep 2 metres from all the other shoppers until i got cornered with no possible route to go anywhere without passing too close to somebody. I did the decent thing and just stood on the spot and imploded. Check mate.... 1 2 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 (edited) I am trying to avoid humans whilst walking around the park... there are loads of them out here getting in my way. Especially the panting heavy breathing types, what are they called? Edited March 31, 2020 by Dr Gerbil-Fritters 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted March 31, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 31, 2020 5 hours ago, Captain Kernow said: Can you get vegetarian or vegan faggots, then? Indeed. http://bwydbydbywyd.blogspot.com/2017/11/vegan-welsh-faggots.html?m=1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted March 31, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 31, 2020 8 minutes ago, NHY 581 said: Indeed. http://bwydbydbywyd.blogspot.com/2017/11/vegan-welsh-faggots.html?m=1 Thanks, I see that that recipe makes up to twelve balls. 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Bridge Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 16 minutes ago, colin penfold said: Just lost a game of human chess in Budgens. Trying to keep 2 metres from all the other shoppers until i got cornered with no possible route to go anywhere without passing too close to somebody. I did the decent thing and just stood on the spot and imploded. Check mate.... Fake a large, noisy sneeze. Works a treat. Rich 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted March 31, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 31, 2020 Just now, Ashley Bridge said: Fake a large, noisy sneeze. Works a treat. I can concur with this. Many years ago, when CTMK and I were a lot younger, we found that you could effectively keep other folk out of your railway compartment or some distance from your pub table by staging a violent series of coughs or sneezes. Similarly, sitting in a railway compartment, engaging in loud and raucous laughter as others were passing in the corridor almost always put them off from entering the compartment. 1 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted March 31, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 31, 2020 Just now, Captain Kernow said: I can concur with this. Many years ago, when CTMK and I were a lot younger, we found that you could effectively keep other folk out of your railway compartment or some distance from your pub table by staging a violent series of coughs or sneezes. Similarly, sitting in a railway compartment, engaging in loud and raucous laughter as others were passing in the corridor almost always put them off from entering the compartment. I thought you always travelled in the toilets ? 2 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted March 31, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 31, 2020 1 minute ago, Stubby47 said: I thought you always travelled in the toilets ? I was young, once. 1 1 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Bridge Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Yes, I remember a time when I too wasn’t afraid of being more than two minutes from a toilet. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mulgabill Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Just to help keep this remotely On Topic. Brains Faggots & Pies were produced in Station Road, New Cheltenham, Bristol, This location was actually at the foot of Rodway Common, hard against the MR Gloucester - Bristol line, just West of Mangotsfield Station. The Road did not lead to the station, except as part ofa very circuitous route. However when the goods yard / CE Depot fell out of use (probably 1966 - 68) Brains took over the site for a car park, and had to engineer an access road up the embankment to track level. The first time the yard had any road access! Unfortunately I cannot confirm that any pies were ever despatched by train. Neither the factory, car park, or goods yard now exists - but there is an excellent model of Mangotsfield Station, which can be be found on Flikr under the builders title of model geek. ATB TONY 1 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold teaky Posted March 31, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 31, 2020 4 hours ago, Dr Gerbil-Fritters said: I am trying to avoid humans whilst walking around the park... there are loads of them out here getting in my way. Especially the panting heavy breathing types, what are they called? Fat? 1 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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